F&G never finished, however. It was cancelled. I’m positive that we would have seen the consequences if there had been another season.
As for the ‘option’, my girlfriend and I felt a lot of grief when Lindsey left. It was not what we wanted her to do, so I disagree with the notion that it was the obvious choice. It was apparent that it was a move that would really hurt her parents who, though sometimes too conservative and narrow-minded, are really loving and only have the best of intentions for her.
My favorite episodes is the one with the house party with the non-alcoholic beer and also the episode where Seth Rogen’s character dates the tuba girl. There are many great moments in the series and the casting is excellent. The only moment I found awkward was when Lindsey’s baby brother had to run across school naked. That was too much, I think.
Feig & Apatow did know the ax was coming, though. I’m sure this isn’t the ending they ultimately wanted, nor the ending they would’ve made had they planned to last one season, but by the time they were putting together the last episode, they did know it would be their last.
According to IMDB trivia, they made the last episode expecting to be canceled, but also in a way that would allow the series to continue if the networks decide to change their minds.
What context was this in? Maybe the geek meant that he was going to run away from his problems the way Han Solo ran away from Jabba. That’s the only thing that really makes sense anyway, because Han does not “handle” Jabba in any sense of the word, being mostly incapacitated during the battle where Luke and Leia “handle” Jabba.